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“brook”

14 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from tabletop outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Bard, has 2.

Bard


Tabletop

Rilo initial · relle final

  • Rilomire

    Rilo brook + mire marvel

    brook marvel

  • Rilolin

    Rilo brook + lin melody

    brook melody

  • Rilomene

    Rilo brook + mene measure

    brook measure

  • Taviarelle

    Tavia tale + relle brook

    tale brook

  • Virarelle

    Vira green + relle brook

    green brook

  • Laliarelle

    Lalia chatter + relle brook

    chatter brook

Elf


Fantasy races

rilla final · brook final

  • Nylarilla

    Nyla reed + rilla brook

    reed brook

  • Faerilla

    Fae spirit + rilla brook

    spirit brook

  • Aelirilla

    Aeli graceful + rilla brook

    graceful brook

  • Ashbrook

    Ash ash + brook brook

    ash brook

  • Duskbrook

    Dusk dusk + brook brook

    dusk brook

  • Dawnbrook

    Dawn dawn + brook brook

    dawn brook

City


Objects

beck final

  • Shelbeck

    Shel ledge + beck brook

    ledge brook

  • Redbeck

    Red red + beck brook

    red brook

  • Deepbeck

    Deep deep + beck brook

    deep brook

D&D


Tabletop

brook final

  • Stonebrook

    Stone stone + brook brook

    stone brook

  • Goldbrook

    Gold gold + brook brook

    gold brook

  • Ravenbrook

    Raven raven + brook brook

    raven brook

Druid


Tabletop

beck final

  • Sloebeck

    Sloe wild plum + beck brook

    wild plum brook

  • Maelbeck

    Mael chief + beck brook

    chief brook

  • Cragbeck

    Crag rough rock + beck brook

    rough rock brook

Dwarf


Fantasy races

linn final

  • Helgalinn

    Helga holy + linn brook

    holy brook

  • Sigrlinn

    Sigr victory + linn brook

    victory brook

  • Hildalinn

    Hilda battle + linn brook

    battle brook

German


Real world

Bach initial

  • Bachschmidt

    Bach brook + schmidt smith

    brook smith

  • Bachdorf

    Bach brook + dorf village

    brook village

  • Bachmeister

    Bach brook + meister master

    brook master

beck final

  • Fairbeck

    Fair beautiful + beck brook

    beautiful brook

  • Sternbeck

    Stern severe + beck brook

    severe brook

  • Sharpbeck

    Sharp keen + beck brook

    keen brook

Rogue


Tabletop

Rill initial

  • Rillwing

    Rill brook + wing flight limb

    brook flight limb

  • Rillring

    Rill brook + ring round band

    brook round band

  • Rillglass

    Rill brook + glass clear pane

    brook clear pane

Town


Objects

brook final

  • Orchardbrook

    Orchard orchard + brook brook

    orchard brook

  • Monkbrook

    Monk monks' + brook brook

    monks' brook

  • Collierbrook

    Collier charcoal burner's + brook brook

    charcoal burner's brook

Welsh


Real world

Nant initial

  • Nantfryn

    Nant brook + fryn knoll

    brook knoll

  • Nantfawr

    Nant brook + fawr big

    brook big

  • Nantfad

    Nant brook + fad lucky

    brook lucky

Witch


People

beck final

  • Vetchbeck

    Vetch climbing pea + beck brook

    climbing pea brook

  • Eldbeck

    Eld elder + beck brook

    elder brook

  • Larkbeck

    Lark singing bird + beck brook

    singing bird brook

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “brook”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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